express get form x-www-form-urlencoded
- Create a new directory for the project and navigate into it using the command line.
- Initialize a new Node.js project by running the command "npm init -y" in the terminal.
- Install the Express.js framework by executing the command "npm install express" in the terminal.
- Create a new file for the Express application, e.g., "app.js", and require the Express module at the top of the file.
- Create an instance of the Express application using "const app = express()".
- Set up a route to handle GET requests for a form using "app.get('/form', (req, res) => { ... })".
- Within the route handler, access the form data using "req.body" since it is a form submission with the "x-www-form-urlencoded" content type.
- Use the "express.urlencoded" middleware to parse the form data in the request body.
- Start the Express application by listening on a specific port using "app.listen(port, () => { ... })".
- Run the application using the command "node app.js" and access the form route in a web browser to test the functionality.